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Iʼve raised £10,073 to to donate between the British Heart Foundation and Timsbury Cricket Club
- Funded on Tuesday, 2nd August 2022
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*We have now completed this challenge.* Donations are still gratefully accepted and all of us would like to thank everyone who has contributed to our fundraising page.
‘Team Ford Fuels’ consists of five employees selected form Ford Fuels’ multiple depots. The athlete profile of each individual varies considerably and we have a mix of seasoned marathon runners and individuals who have never even managed a half marathon, let alone a double!
Our team consists of two HGV tanker drivers (Rob Coles & Colin Turner), a commercial accountant (Adam Brinkworth), a depot manager (Rob Robinson) and a Director (Ryan Bowers).
On June 25th 2022 we will start a nonstop ultra-marathon called ‘Race to the Tower’. The marathon starts just north of Stroud and then follows the Cotswold way, finishing at Broadway tower. The total distance is 52.4miles and has 7,476ft of elevation and the whole distance is cross country!
Race to the tower - Full route
In the past three years our business has sadly and unexpectedly lost two exceptional colleagues and the two organisations we are raising money for are in their memory.
Jer Thompson - Nov 2019
Richard Ford - Feb 2021
We are raising money for two causes:
The British Heart Foundation
Timsbury Cricket Club
Both of these causes are close to Ford Fuels’ heart. Timsbury is where Ford Fuels began and much of the Ford family are still living there today. Jer himself was an active member of the Timsbury Cricket Club and had a great passion for the game. Richard, who gave so much to Ford Fuels as a Director, loved the Timsbury community and had resided in the village his who life, before passing away from a heart attack in his family home in 2021.
The funds that are raised will be split equally between the two organisations following the event on June 25th 2022.
You can follow our training and the event on our Strava pages:
We hope in the era of continuous fund raising that you can consider donating for our causes. Thank you for reading our page.
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3 years agoHeres a photo from the end of the first marathon....
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- 3 years ago
Rob Robinson
3 years agoHello everyone! So the race was yesterday and I am pleased to announce we have a couple of ultra superstars in our team! Adam Brinkworth not only finished the full distance in 11 hours and 5 minutes, Adam came in 43rd out of 700+ ultra marathon full distance in one go runners! Incredible!!!! Rob Coles finished in just over 14 hours, another exemplary performance. Sadly, Colin, Ryan and myself succumb to injuries and finished at 40 and 35 miles, a demonstration of just how tough this challenge was. Overall almost 180 miles combined!
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Rita & Nige Day
Jul 8, 2022
Well done all.In memory of 2 great blokes
£20.00
Valero Energy Ltd
Jul 6, 2022
A great achievement. A great challenge for worthy causes.Iain Baines on behalf of Valero Energy.
£300.00
Debbie Caple
Jul 4, 2022
A great achievement in memory of much loved colleagues. Well done!
£10.00
Steve, Pip and Daisy
Jul 1, 2022
Well done, top effort for great causes
£100.00
Gem & Ben hancock
Jul 1, 2022
Well done guys! Massive achievement for such a great cause 💪
£20.00
Ford Fuels Ltd
Jul 1, 2022
Words cannot express how proud we are of you taking on the challenge to raise funds in memory of Richard and Jer. Both are greatly missed but their influence lives on in supporting these great causes.
£5,000.00
Martin Veater.
Jul 1, 2022
£10.00
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